Cole Swensen is an American poet, editor, and translator. She is the author of over a dozen collections […]
Kristina Marie Darling
Maddie Ivanovich currently works as a Program Officer on the Fulbright Specialist Program and is responsible for coordinating […]
Maddie Ivonovich on the Fulbright Specialist Program & the Unexpected ...
Christy Williams, a Saratoga Springs native, grew up between ballet barres and art studios. Her journey with Yaddo […]
Christy Williams on Yaddo, Artistic Lineage, and Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Shannon Ritchie has worked as a Foreign Service Officer for the U.S. Department of State since 2009. She was most recently […]
Shannon Ritchie on Cultural Diplomacy & the Creative Arts
Jeff Shotts grew up in rural central Kansas and earned his BA from Macalester College and MFA from […]
Jeff Shotts on Building Community Through Literature
Jotham Burrello is the director of the Yale Writers’ Workshop. His novel, Spindle City, was longlisted for the PEN/Hemingway […]
Jotham Burello on Community, Creativity, and the Yale Writers Workshop
Kimberly Bowes specializes in Roman archaeology. Her first two books and early career focused on the archaeology of […]
Kimberly Bowes on Curriculum Design & the Public Humanities
Aliza Wong is director of the American Academy in Rome and professor of History and Honors at Texas […]
Aliza Wong on Vision, Community Stewardship, and the American Academy ...
Cal Avono is a faculty member at the Department of English, Université de Lomé and the chair of […]
Cal Avono on Community, Cross-Cultural Exchange, & the Power of ...
David Huebert’s debut novel, Oil People, is a petro-mythic parable for our times. Part historical fiction, part eco-horror, […]
Talking Through Oil: A Review of Oil People by David ...
From the poet’s intro statement: “I wasn’t really interested in going to the museum.” Wickersham writes that her […]
You Were the Ship and She Was You: Joan Wickersham’s ...
Artist Statement & Biographical Note In many ways, my work carries on traditions of American craft and country […]